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Centerburg Elementary School

Q: Is Centerburg Elementary School a good school?

Centerburg Elementary School ranks 406 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Centerburg Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 465 students in grades K-5 in Centerburg, Ohio, which is part of the Centerburg Local School District. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Centerburg Elementary School consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 86.9% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in Science, compared to the state average of 63.4%. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, such as female students and special education students, ranking in the top quartile of Ohio elementary schools for these subgroups. Additionally, Centerburg Elementary School has maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6, which is lower than nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, Columbia Elementary School, Johnstown Intermediate School, and Hylen Souders Elementary School, Centerburg Elementary School generally outperforms them in academic performance, student-teacher ratio, and chronic absenteeism rates. This suggests that Centerburg Elementary School may be a desirable option for families in the area seeking a high-quality elementary education.

441

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,025

Per pupil spending ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

207 S Preston St
Centerburg, OH 43011-9755

(740) 625-6488

District: Centerburg Local

Students who attend Centerburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Centerburg Middle School
High:	Centerburg High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.2%

Two or more races:

2.7%

Hispanic:

1.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 91st percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (77% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Above the Ohio median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 91st-percentile peak (2021) to 74th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Ohio avg64%

406^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

214^th of 828Centerburg Local among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	406 of 1558	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	244 of 1577	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.1	263 of 1596	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	304 of 1588	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.3	144 of 1610	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.9	341 of 1676	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	343 of 1636	79.0%	★★★★☆
2017	76.5	397 of 1651	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	71.2	569 of 1678	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.3	594 of 1684	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.0	344 of 1687	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	72.7	519 of 1701	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	75.5	394 of 1709	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	406 of 1686	75.9%	★★★★☆
2010	69.4	582 of 1662	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.6	797 of 1610	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	595 of 1582	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.9	614 of 1609	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.6	721 of 1504	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.9	363 of 1501	75.8%	★★★★☆
2004	68.0	500 of 1471	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	464 of 824	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	376 of 1452	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	119 of 1466	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.0	127 of 1483	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	276 of 1488	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	115 of 1467	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	78.4	291 of 1502	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	366 of 1518	75.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	64.4	46 of 128	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	20 of 219	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	66.3	150 of 759	80.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	660 of 1473	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	229 of 1484	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	269 of 1447	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	254 of 1419	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	94.2	27 of 1404	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	71.6	364 of 1465	75.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.4	692 of 1465	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	348 of 1466	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	336 of 1485	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	327 of 1498	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	299 of 1518	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	190 of 1499	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	78.1	337 of 1535	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	325 of 1536	78.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	66.3	207 of 900	77.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	415 of 1175	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.6	291 of 1190	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	285 of 1215	76.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.8	355 of 1242	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.1	164 of 1249	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	71.2	375 of 1271	70.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	433 of 1309	66.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2024)77th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

White (2025)65th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)64th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)44th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Science87%+24 vs state

Mathematics76%+13 vs state

English Language Arts75%+12 vs state

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by a student
Monday, March 13, 2017

Centerburg Schools were in the top 6 in Ohio, until a optional test came and made Centerburg bottom 6. This happened because for every opt. out it was a 0, so if that test never came or wasn't optional we would still be a high ranked school Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Centerburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	207 S Preston St	Centerburg	43011	Knox County	Centerburg Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 625-6488	441	29	15.2	29.7%	420 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)	76.4	406^th of 1558 public elementary schools	73.9%		82.5	244^th of 1577 public elementary schools	84.5%	162	86.9	86.6	74.4	68.3	79.5	67.8	78.7	$13,025
Highland Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Township Road 16	Marengo	43334	Morrow County	Highland Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 768-3040	836	48	17.4	32.5%	774 (92.6%)	14 (1.7%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.5%)	65.3	620^th of 1558 public elementary schools	60.2%		67.1	605^th of 1577 public elementary schools	61.6%	15	63.9	82.4	66.4	57.4	84.8	69.5	63.1	$11,015
Northridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9200 Northridge Rd	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Northridge Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-6631	546	32	16.9	34.1%	481 (88.1%)	6 (1.1%)	15 (2.7%)	11 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	30 (5.5%)	64.7	632^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	59.4%		61.7	720^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.3%	88	65.1	72.1	78.2	65.1	72.7	56.5	73.6	$12,931
Johnstown Elementary School	Public	K-3	200 Leafy Dell Road	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Johnstown-Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 967-5461	483	29	16.6	25.5%	415 (85.9%)	8 (1.7%)	42 (8.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)		80.0			78.7			$13,851
Prairie Run Elementary School	Public	K-4	701 N Miller Dr	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 965-7850	352	20	17.6	21.9%	315 (89.5%)	5 (1.4%)	10 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)								(n/a)		80.6			74.0			$7,942
General Rosecrans Elementary	Public	K-3	301 S. Miller Drive	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3010	296	18	16.4	18.2%	255 (86.1%)	5 (1.7%)	11 (3.7%)	9 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.4%)								(n/a)		81.1			70.3			$12,525
Big Walnut Elementary School	Public	K-3	940 S Old 3c Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-3902	295	17	17.3	13.2%	239 (81.0%)	13 (4.4%)	11 (3.7%)	12 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)								(n/a)		71.4			73.8			$13,958
Big Walnut Intermediate School	Public	4-5	777 Cheshire Rd	Sunbury	43074	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 965-7800	663	32	20.7	21.4%	578 (87.2%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)								(n/a)	75.6		75.7	76.7		72.8	90.3	$11,412
Johnstown Intermediate School	Public	4-5	85 W Douglas St	Johnstown	43031	Licking County	Johnstown-Monroe Local	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(740) 967-6846	273	15	18.2	30.4%	231 (84.6%)	9 (3.3%)	18 (6.6%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.0%)	79.8	319^th of 1558 public elementary schools	79.5%		79.6	324^th of 1577 public elementary schools	79.5%	5	74.8		81.9	77.7		78.0	84.9	$11,413
Hylen Souders Elementary School	Public	K-3	4121 Miller Paul Rd	Galena	43021	Delaware County	Big Walnut Local	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 965-3200	289	17	17.0	27.3%	240 (83.0%)	2 (0.7%)	34 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)								(n/a)		59.6			64.9			$11,782

Frequently Asked Questions about Centerburg Elementary School

Is Centerburg Elementary School a good school?

Centerburg Elementary School ranks 406^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Centerburg Elementary School in?

Centerburg Local

How many students attend Centerburg Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Centerburg Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Centerburg Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Centerburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centerburg Middle School
High : Centerburg High School

What is the racial makeup of Centerburg Elementary School?

Students at Centerburg Elementary School are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

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